“You know the real me, baby. You’re one of the few people who do.” “You kill people for a living,” she cries, the sound raw and unforgiving. She turns her face away from me, and seeing Alexei, she says, “Tell him to leave.” Alexei immediately rises to his feet. “Brother.” Knowing he will use force, I pull back, and getting up, I step away from the bed. I don’t want to leave, but right now, I have no choice. “Give her some space,” Alexei says.
